New Delhi, Jan. 21 -- Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday praised Gautam Gambhir, the head coach of the Indian men's cricket team, describing his role as "the hardest job in India after the Prime Minister's."

The Member of Parliament (MP) met the former India batter in Nagpur ahead of the first T20I of the five match series against New Zealand at the New VCA Stadium in Jamtha.

Sharing a photograph of their meeting on the social media platform X, Tharoor highlighting the immense scrutiny that comes with leading the Indian cricket team. He also called Gambhir his old friend.

"In Nagpur, I enjoyed a good and frank discussion with my old friend Gautam Gambhir, the man with the hardest job in India after the PM's!" Tharoor wrote in ...